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Coffee Break: Army of Me

by Jill Riley and Anna Weggel

March 08, 2021

Bjork performs at the Roskilde Festival in 2003.
Bjork performs at the Roskilde Festival in 2003.CARL REDHEAD/AFP via Getty Images

Happy International Women's Day.

For too long women have been programmed to be quiet, polite, helpful, modest.

Well, NOT TODAY!

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that let women RAGE?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Bjork - Army of Me
X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage, Up Yours!
Fiona Apple - Under the Table
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Bad Reputation
Chastity Brown - Golden
Deap Vally - Smile More
Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.
Helen Reddy - I Am Woman